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Bringing Colombia to the Iowa Caucuses

Do you live in Iowa? Are you tired of seeing your tax dollars going to fund an inhumane drug war and a brutal military in Colombia?  Now is a great time to help bring national attention to this issue and to call for a new US-Colombia policy.  Attend a town meeting in your area (see the candidates' websites for a schedule of where they will be speaking next) and ask a question:

Three years ago, the US decided to give money to a brutal military in Colombia to fight drugs at the source. $3.5 billion later, the DEA says that cocaine is still readily available in Iowa, and methamphetamine use is skyrocketing. [Candidate’s name], I think US policy in Colombia is ineffective, and our money would be better spent at home. I also don't think the Colombian military is an appropriate partner for the United States.  I would like to hear your position on this policy.